Enrollment
338
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 315
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANDVIEW C-4·NCES 291314000550
CONN-WEST ELEM.
1100 HIGH GROVE RD, GRANDVIEW, MO 64030 · (816) 316-5225 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL338 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 12.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
189 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 54%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within GRANDVIEW C-4. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MO DVT (Growth) 2024-25 . Growth Percentile vs PeersEnglish Language Arts
45.5%
MO avg 49.5% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
27.8%
MO avg 48.7% . -16.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the MO DVT (Growth), Missouri's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 50 and 49. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Source: MO DVT (Growth). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Missouri schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Missouri's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
338
-71 (-17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.6:1
% White
7%
was 16%
% Hispanic
38%
was 16%
% Black
43%
was 59%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CONN-WEST ELEM.
CONN-WEST ELEM. is one of the mid-sized elementary schools in GRANDVIEW, Missouri, one of the schools within GRANDVIEW C-4, with 338 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.
Within GRANDVIEW C-4, which oversees 8 schools and 3,665 students, CONN-WEST ELEM. is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, CONN-WEST ELEM. lists that the most-represented group is Black (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest comes out to 38% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 7% White. By comparison, Jackson County as a whole is about 22% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, CONN-WEST ELEM. shows 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 56% of students at CONN-WEST ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, CONN-WEST ELEM. performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.2%, the actual is 34.6%, a residual of -15.7 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Jackson County put the typical household earns roughly $68,577 per year, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. CONN-WEST ELEM. is one of 244 public schools in Jackson County (combined enrollment of about 105,714 students).
Nearest neighbor: GRANDVIEW SR. HIGH, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CONN-WEST ELEM.. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CONN-WEST ELEM. at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 42.7%.
CONN-WEST ELEM. operates from a suburban location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 17%: 409 students in 2018 compared to 338 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 16% to 38%.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
719,976
Census ACS
Median income
$68,577
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
244
105,714 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRANDVIEW C-4
- GRANDVIEW SR. HIGHHigh · 1,203 students
- MARTIN CITY ELEM.Elementary · 638 students
- GRANDVIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 471 students
- MEADOWMERE ELEM.Elementary · 336 students
- BELVIDERE ELEM.Elementary · 294 students
- BUTCHER-GREENE ELEM.Elementary · 253 students
Other schools in GRANDVIEW
- GRANDVIEW SR. HIGHHigh · 1,203 students
- GRANDVIEW MIDDLEMiddle · 471 students
- MEADOWMERE ELEM.Elementary · 336 students
- BELVIDERE ELEM.Elementary · 294 students
- BUTCHER-GREENE ELEM.Elementary · 253 students
- HIGH GROVE Early ChildhoodElementary · 132 students
Nearby schools
- GRANDVIEW SR. HIGH0.9 mi · 1,203
- HIGH GROVE Early Childhood1.1 mi · 132
- BUTCHER-GREENE ELEM.1.1 mi · 253
- MEADOWMERE ELEM.1.3 mi · 336
- GRANDVIEW MIDDLE1.7 mi · 471
- INGELS ELEMENTARY2.2 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About CONN-WEST ELEM.How large is CONN-WEST ELEM.?
CONN-WEST ELEM. enrolls approximately 338 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does CONN-WEST ELEM. serve?
CONN-WEST ELEM. serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CONN-WEST ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CONN-WEST ELEM. is approximately 14.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CONN-WEST ELEM.?
At CONN-WEST ELEM., the student body is approximately 7% White, 38% Hispanic, 43% Black, 11% Two or more.
Is CONN-WEST ELEM. public or private?
CONN-WEST ELEM. is a public K-12 school, overseen by GRANDVIEW C-4.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.